Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130527.015 - Employee amputates fingertips in guide wheel

Accident Summary Nr: 130527.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 10/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498515.015	10/16/2020		331222	Jwt Holdings Corp.

Abstract: At 1:15 a.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee, working on the patent line, was routing wire through the guide wheels and onto the pulley block, when he brushed up against a hot wire that was in the vicinity. The employee came into contact with a moving hot wire, which burned his neck, causing him to flail his hand up in the air. His hand then got caught in the guide wheel. As the guide wheel kept rotating, it pulled the employee's fingers (gloved) into the process and amputated his two fingertips (right index and middle). The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Glove, Guide, Hand, Neck, Pulley, Rotating Parts, Wheel, Wire Rope

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498515.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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